Chapter 289 Another Flood Washes Away the Dragon King Temple

Meanwhile, in a high-end restaurant, Xiao Qidi instructed the waiter to prepare the dishes.

Ning Jinli should be arriving soon, as agreed.

This restaurant was specially selected by Xiao Qidi after searching online. It is known as the most romantic restaurant in Xinghan City and a popular place for marriage proposals.

The reason he chose this place was because he had learned online that people in this era often hold a proposal ceremony before getting married.

He had already decided that Ning Jinli was his one and only.

Therefore, I should follow the rules of this era and propose to her.

Xiao Qidi learned about the relevant information he found online and, taking advantage of Ning Jinli's busy schedule, reserved the best spot at this restaurant.

Enjoy a floor-to-ceiling window with a panoramic view of the riverbank lawn, which is especially beautiful at night.

In addition, he spent a lot of money to hire the restaurant to prepare and cooperate throughout the process.

At that time, the lights, music, and staff will all create the perfect atmosphere for Ning Jinli. Then, a special person will create a magnificent "rose rain" outside the floor-to-ceiling windows using a large number of fresh rose petals.

During the rose rain, Xiao Qidi would lead Ning Jinli through the glass door next to the French windows into the lawn. While Ning Jinli was captivated by the scene, a drone fireworks show would appear in the night sky.

The sky was filled with drones forming a beautiful heart shape, followed by a shower of fireworks.

Meanwhile, spotlights placed throughout the restaurant's lawn were turned on, complementing the drone fireworks show, ultimately revealing the three large characters "I love you" high above the river.

Such a beautiful, romantic, and spectacular scene is enough for passersby to enjoy while strolling along the river.

At that moment, Xiao Qidi will take out a diamond ring, kneel on one knee, and propose to Ning Jinli in front of countless onlookers.

Xiao Qidi kept rehearsing every step in his mind. This ceremony was very important to both him and Ning Jinli, and he didn't want to make any mistakes.

The waiter began serving him exquisite dishes and suggested that the red wine could be opened and allowed to breathe.

Xiao Qidi stared out the window, his hands unconsciously clenched together, and he did not respond.

"Mr. Xiao?" the waiter called softly.

Xiao Qidi then came to his senses, "Huh? What's wrong?"

The waiter smiled and said, "It seems Mr. Xiao is quite nervous. Don't worry, we will ensure that everything goes smoothly without any mistakes in any step."

Xiao Qidi slowly exhaled.

He was indeed very nervous, more so than in any previous battle.

The waiters brought out all the dishes, then opened a bottle of the restaurant's signature finest red wine. Following the original plan, several waiters went to the restaurant entrance to greet Ning Jinli.

But right now, Ning Jinli is in a secluded alley, confronting Zhang Haoyang and Si Ya.

Zhang Haoyang and Si Ya were still somewhat wary of Ning Jinli, who had already walked up to the sports car, so they did not choose to get out of the car, but only opened the car window.

“I wasn’t following you,” Zhang Haoyang retorted stubbornly. “I just happened to be passing by.”

Before Wang Kai arrived, he didn't want to provoke Ning Jinli into taking action.

Otherwise, he and Si Ya would get another beating.

Ning Jinli crossed her arms. "If you have something to say, just say it. If you don't, then move the car out of my way."

Si Ya said arrogantly, "I won't allow it, what can you do about it?"

"I understand. You've been following me purely to cause trouble." Ning Jinli took two more steps forward, placing her hands on the hood of the sports car. "Are you sure you won't let me?"

Zhang Haoyang sneered, "What, you think you can push my car—"

Before he could finish speaking, the supercar's hood suddenly made a squeezing sound, and at the same time, the entire car began to slowly reverse.

"Haoyang, why are you backing up? Aren't you going to let her pass?" Si Ya complained.

Zhang Haoyang said with a stiff face, "No... didn't you see I already turned off the car?"

Si Ya then realized that it was Ning Jinli pushing the cart by hand!

As the sports car reversed, the two men's expressions grew increasingly terrified.

I've seen strong men push cars, but I've never seen a woman do it.

Ning Jinli rested her hands on the front of the car, her expression calm and collected, as if she were pushing a shopping cart in a supermarket.

"Is...is this even human?" Si Ya screamed. "Haoyang! Start the car! Just run her over!"

Zhang Haoyang broke out in a cold sweat. In a moment of panic, he started the sports car without thinking and floored the accelerator.

The engine roared like a wild beast.

In the instant the car lurched forward, Ning Jinli braced herself against the hood, flipped herself high into the air, and landed behind the sports car in the blink of an eye.

The sports car continued to speed forward.

"Ah! We're going to crash into the car in front!" Si Ya shouted at the top of her lungs.

Zhang Haoyang felt a chill run down his spine, released the accelerator, and slammed on the brakes.

With a sharp screeching sound, the wheels locked up and skidded, colliding with the rear of Ning Jinli's car.

Bang!

The front of the sports car was dented, and Zhang Haoyang and Si Ya were suddenly thrown forward.

If they hadn't been wearing seatbelts, they would have crashed headfirst into the windshield. Luckily, the sports car had a rear-mounted engine, otherwise it would have been totaled on the spot.

Zhang Haoyang's face turned deathly pale. "Xiaoya! Are you alright?"

Si Ya was still in shock, "I...I'm alright..."

"My car was parked perfectly fine, and your car rear-ended it. You're fully responsible," Ning Jinli's teasing voice rang out softly.

Zhang Haoyang was both shocked and furious. He glanced at the rearview mirror, his eyes darkening. "Xiaoya, hold on tight!"

Si Ya quickly grabbed the ceiling handrail.

Zhang Haoyang quickly reversed the car and accelerated, crashing into Ning Jinli who was standing behind it again.

He was so desperate that he didn't care about the consequences anymore.

Ning Jinli's eyes darkened slightly as she stared at the supercar that was rapidly reversing and crashing into her. At the critical moment, she channeled her inner strength into her hands, then slashed down suddenly, before retreating several meters away.

Bang!

A loud bang was heard.

The sports car's speed suddenly decreased.

Even with Zhang Haoyang flooring the accelerator, it was to no avail. He eventually came to a stop a few meters backward due to inertia, coming to a complete stop less than ten centimeters in front of Ning Jinli's knees.

"Haoyang, what's wrong?" Si Ya asked.

Beads of sweat dripped down Zhang Haoyang's face, his pupils constricted, and he stammered, "If I'm not mistaken... she... she... she damaged my car's engine..."

"What did you say?" Si Ya turned around in shock.

When she saw that the sports car's rear cover was dented and thick smoke was billowing from the deformed area, she was instantly terrified.

"Aaaaaah! It's going to explode!"

She screamed and frantically unbuckled her seatbelt, then scrambled out of the car and tumbled and crawled.

Zhang Haoyang also panicked and hurriedly abandoned the car.

The two men scrambled out of the car in a disheveled state, ran a few steps for their lives, and then collapsed to the ground, clutching their heads tightly.

A few seconds passed—

There was no sound at all.

Zhang Haoyang cautiously turned his head to look. The sports car engine was indeed smoking, but there was no sign of explosion at all.

It was all because Si Ya was so easily startled that he panicked too.

A pair of sneakers appeared in front of Zhang Haoyang. He slowly raised his head, shuddered, and hurriedly sat up and crawled backward, "You...you stay away!"

Ning Jinli's face was expressionless. She simply said, "I don't want to have any more entanglement with you. It's pointless and a waste of time. You'd better watch yourselves."

Zhang Haoyang finally calmed down, his expression gloomy, but he didn't say anything. He grabbed the still bewildered Si Ya and ran towards the alley exit.

Ning Jinli watched the two figures disappear into the alleyway before returning to her car. She was about to rush off to meet Xiao Qidi when Su Qinglan called.

As soon as the call connected, Su Qinglan's anxious voice came through, "Xiao Li! Come to me quickly! Something has happened to your parents!"

Ning Jinli's mind went blank for a moment, and she quickly asked, "Did Mom and Dad have an accident abroad?!"

"No, no, no," Su Qinglan said hurriedly, "It's not a matter of personal safety... They've already returned to China, and your mother is with me now. Anyway, come over quickly! I'll continue to try to persuade her."

Hearing that it wasn't a matter of personal safety, Ning Jinli's heart, which had been in her throat, slowly calmed down.

But judging from Su Qinglan's tone, it was clearly not a trivial matter.

So after ending the call, she sent Xiao Qidi a message saying that something urgent had come up and she had to go over there, and she would tell him the details later.

On the other side, Xiao Qidi looked at the message and his expression became somewhat serious. He glanced at the dinner that had already been prepared, thought for a moment, and replied, "Okay, drive carefully on the road. I'll wait for you here."

Ning Jinli pushed aside the supercar blocking half the road as she drove out of the alley, and several vans came and surrounded her.

She slammed on the brakes and came to a stop, sticking her head out and shouting, "Get out of the way! Move aside!"

"Shut up!" Zhang Haoyang's voice suddenly rang out.

Ning Jinli frowned and looked in the direction of the sound. She saw Zhang Haoyang holding Si Ya's hand and slowly walking over from the side.

It turns out that the two people had not left.

Then, Zhang Haoyang shouted, "It's her!"

Whoosh—

The doors of several vans were quickly opened, and a group of thugs carrying sticks crawled out and surrounded Ning Jinli's car, smashing it repeatedly.

Ning Jinli pushed open the car door, kicked two thugs to the ground, and shouted angrily, "What do you want to do!"

The thugs were intimidated by her imposing presence and involuntarily took two steps back. Then they realized that the woman looked somewhat familiar...

"What am I going to do? Can't you tell? Of course I'm going to mess with you!" Zhang Haoyang said through gritted teeth. "You really think I'm afraid of you? Let me tell you, I'm going to get back the face you made me lose today!"

Now emboldened, Si Ya chimed in, "Ning Jinli! I'll show you that offending me and Haoyang will never end well! You think you're so tough? Let's see if you can beat all these people! Humph!"

As soon as the two finished speaking, Wang Kai, who was still in the van, hurriedly got out of the car and stared wide-eyed at Ning Jinli, who was surrounded by thugs.

"Wait!" Wang Kai asked Zhang Haoyang incredulously, "You asked me to come and deal with her?"

Zhang Haoyang said, "Yes, is there a problem?"

Wang Kai was stunned; his mind couldn't quite process what was happening.

Judging from what happened last night, even my boss, Master Wu, is this woman's subordinate, and it was this woman who asked me to apologize to Zhang Haoyang.

How come now...

Zhang Haoyang is actually going to teach her a lesson?

Are you crazy?!

Isn't this a reversal of the Heavenly Gang?

At this moment, the group of thugs also recognized Ning Jinli. They all looked terrified and incredulous, and turned to look at Wang Kai.

Ning Jinli followed their gaze and immediately frowned.

Wang Kai felt his scalp tingle under Ning Jinli's gaze and almost knelt down.

Because of what happened last night, he was taken away by Master Wu and given a severe scolding. Most of the work that was originally assigned to him was also taken away. For the next year, his performance will be observed. If he doesn't learn to restrain himself and makes mistakes again, Master Wu will make sure he has no place to stand in Xinghan City.

Wang Kai assumed that Ning Jinli was protecting Zhang Haoyang, so when Zhang Haoyang asked him to help deal with someone, he did so without hesitation.

Who would have thought... that I would be facing such an absurd situation.

Si Ya frowned and urged, "Why are all your underlings just standing there? Tell them to get started!"

Zhang Haoyang adopted a commanding tone and said, "Wang Kai, you saw that woman last night. Oh right, if I remember correctly, you and her boyfriend had a conflict. Didn't you come to the hotel where we were having a party that night to teach her boyfriend a lesson? It seems you didn't do anything to him then. Now, it's perfect, you can settle your score with her too."

Veins bulged on Wang Kai's forehead. Even though he was still a bit confused about the situation, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend Ning Jinli again, so he yelled at the thugs, "Get back here and move the car! Don't block Miss Ning's way!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Haoyang and Si Yaqi were both dumbfounded.

The thugs reacted quickly, immediately retreating and obediently moving the van away.

Ning Jinli didn't have time to find out what was going on from Wang Kai. She returned to her car, only pausing briefly as she passed by him. She rolled down the window and said coldly, "It seems Third Master is still showing you mercy. I'll have a talk with him later."

Wang Kai knelt down with a thud. "Miss Ning, it's a misunderstanding... a huge misunderstanding! I... I thought Zhang Haoyang was on good terms with you! I only came to help him because of you, Miss Ning! How was I supposed to know that he... he wanted to deal with you!"

Ning Jinli ignored him and sped away in her car.

Zhang Haoyang and Si Yaren were dumbfounded, standing there at a loss for what to do.

Wang Kai was so angry that his face turned ashen. He slowly stood up and then grabbed Zhang Haoyang by the neck.

"Brother Kai! What exactly happened?" Si Ya grabbed Wang Kai's arm and asked, "Why were you so polite to Ning Jinli? What do you mean... you were only being polite because of her..."

"Get out of my way!" Wang Kai kicked Si Ya to the ground and cursed at Zhang Haoyang, "Miss Ning is my boss's boss! Last night, it was Miss Ning who spoke up, and that's why I apologized to you! I thought you and Miss Ning had a great relationship! Damn it! You made me treat you like a king, and now I've made a fool of myself again. I'll kill you, you piece of trash!"